RMT is a cross platform tracker for the Atari XE/XL pokey (Pot Keyboard Integrated Circuit) chip. It can create songs in either 4 channel mono or 8 channel "dual pokey" mode.
Raster Music Tracker is available here: http://raster.infos.cz/atari/rmt/rmt.htm
In order to get sound from RMT, the .dll files (apokeysnd.dll or sa_pokey.dll,
sa_c6502.dll) are also required. RMT will still be usable, but with no sound output. In order to save modules in RMT, a "Go to line xx" command must be used in the module (via the frame editor).
RMT's main features are:
4-channel mono or 8-channel stereo mode
Frame editor: can support up to 256 lines, with 254 different tracks
Instrument editor that can support up to 64 instruments. Includes settings for vibrato, volume slide and filter. Has an envelope table for volume, distortion, filter and portamento/pitch changing. Has a separate table for arpeggios/ornaments.
Can import .mod and Theta Music Composer .tmc files. Exports to .sap, .xex and .asm. You can also save instruments (.rti)
Allows separate speeds for instruments and song.
Midi support
8-channel mode allows for stereo SAP's to be produced (4 left panning channels, and 4 right). Note that for major battles, 8-channel SAP's are forbidden from the SAP category, due to stereo SAP being a hacked feature only exclusive to RMT. Instead, BotBr's should use either the Wild Card category, or if available, the SAPx2 category.
Raster Music Tracker can be downloaded from
here.
The developer of RMT, Radek "Raster" Štěrba, died in a tragic accident in July 2011. A very special thank you to Raster for creating such a helpful tool.
Shortcuts
Listed below are the possible keyboard shortcuts in Raster Tracker. For a comprehensive list, go over to
this handy website. Some of these are both hard to work out and useful.
Block/Pattern Editor
Shift+Up - Select/Highlight pattern data up
Shift+Down - Select/Highlight pattern data down
Shift+Any letter - Preview note
Ctrl+A - Select/Highlight All
Ctrl+C OR Ctrl+Ins - Copy selected data
Ctrl+V OR Shift+Ins - Paste data
Ctrl+X - Cut
Ctrl+E - Exchange block and clipboard
Ctrl+F - Effects/tools
Ctrl+S - Save song
Ctrl+L - Load song
Ctrl+Z - Go to speed column
Ctrl+ ' - Mute/Unmute Track
Ctrl+Home - Start loop
Ctrl+End - End loop OR Insert "End" command to skip to the next pattern
Del - Delete
Pg Up - Skip 8 rows up
Pg Down - Skip 8 rows down
Home - Go to start of pattern
End - Go to End of pattern
Song Editor
Ctrl+U OR Del - Delete song line
Ctrl+I - Insert empty line of blocks
Ctrl+O - Insert copy of song line
Ctrl+P - Insert new line with unused blocks
Ctrl+N - Put new unused block in song position
Ctrl+M - Create a duplicate of block
G - Insert "Go To Line xx" command (required in order to save)
